Luke 7:42

7:42 When they could not pay, he canceled ¹  the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

Luke 11:53

11:53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law ²  and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, ³  and to ask him hostile questions ⁴  about many things,

Luke 21:3

21:3 He ⁵  said, “I tell you the truth, ⁶  this poor widow has put in more than all of them. ⁷ 

[7:42]  ¹ tn The verb ἐχαρίσατο (ecarisato) could be translated as “forgave.” Of course this pictures the forgiveness of God’s grace, which is not earned but bestowed with faith (see v. 49).

[11:53]  ² tn Or “the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[11:53]  ³ tn Or “terribly.”

[11:53]  ⁴ tn For this term see L&N 33.183.

[21:3]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “Truly, I say to you.”

[21:3]  ⁵ sn Has put in more than all of them. With God, giving is weighed evaluatively, not counted. The widow was praised because she gave sincerely and at some considerable cost to herself.